Post * bpbj — Curious Curator

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TIL the Pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves, but by paid workers from poor Egyptian families in the North and South.

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b9XyE TIL Queen Elizabeth once went for a walk near her Balmoral estate with one of her protection officers and met some American tourists who didn’t recognise her. They asked her if she’d ever met the Queen and she said “No”, then pointed to her officer and said “he has”. They didn’t connect the dots.

EgPXP Today I learned George Lucas only directed one of three of the original Star Wars trilogy.

d7vr TIL a 2015 literature review by Wayne Hall showed Cannabis use doubled the risk of car accidents, doubled the risk of cognitive impairment and psychosis during adolescence, and had a dependence rate of 1 in 10

GV4N TIL During a major Civil War battle, both armies briefly stopped fighting to watch a fist fight between two opposing soldiers who had both taken cover in the same place.

R5pP9 TIL David Beckham was born in 'Whipps Cross Hospital'. In football, to 'whip a cross' is a term for playing a particular type of pass which Beckham was known for being exceptional at.